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Simvastatin vs. atorvastatin: Which is better at lowering cholesterol?

Atorvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by 50% or more when taken in high doses. Simvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by up to 50% when taken in moderate doses. Both simvastatin and atorvastatin can ...
Medical Xpress

FDA announces new limits on high-dose simvastatin (Zocor)

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced new limitations to the use of high-dose simvastatin, due to the increased risk of muscle pain and weakness (myopathy) and in rare ...
FiercePharma

U.S. Prescribing Information for Simvastatin Revised to Include New Limits on the Use of the Highest Dose -- 80 mg -- and

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced changes to the prescribing information in the United States for the ...
Healthline

Does Medicare Cover Simvastatin

Simvastatin is a medication for treating high cholesterol. Medicare Part D and Part C plans with drug coverage should, in most cases, cover this drug or an effective alternative. Simvastatin (Zocor) ...
Healio

IMPROVE-IT: Ezetimibe plus simvastatin reduces total, recurrent CV events

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — High-risk patients with ACS assigned simvastatin plus ezetimibe had fewer total and recurrent events ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Comparison of Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction After Switching Patients on Other Statins to Rosuvastatin or Simvastatin in a Real-world Clinical Practice Setting

Objective: The study compared low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction obtained after switching patients on a statin therapy to rosuvastatin or simvastatin in real-world clinical practice ...
Medscape

Highest simvastatin dose linked to increased risk of muscle injury, FDA warns

Rockville, MD - Simvastatin (Zocor, Merck/Schering-Plough), used at the highest approved dose of 80 mg, is associated with an increased risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, according to the US ...
Medscape

Simvastatin 10 mg to go OTC in UK, with US not far behind?

London, UK - It appears that a 10-mg dose of simvastatin is going to be made available over the counter (OTC) in the UK sometime in the near future for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease ...